Searching for some thrills and chills? Look no further! MS = books for middle school readers (Updated May 2022)
Hide and Seeker
Zee disappeared, then reappeared after 404 days. He’s not the same – he seems terrified. Suddenly Zee and his friends are pulled into a shadowy world and forced to play a high stakes game of hide and seek made up of their own worst fears. MS
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View Hide and SeekerWhite Smoke
After a stint in rehab, Mari and her family are desperate for a fresh start. They’ve got a new house in a new place, but the house seems to be haunted, Mari battles anxiety, and there’s a sinister conspiracy involving the town’s Foundation.
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View White SmokeWhispering Pines
Rae’s new town has some sort of monster stealing kids’ eyeballs. After her dad’s mysterious disappearance, she’s taken to investigating weird phenomena and teams up with her neighbor, whose family specializes in the paranormal. Monsters may not be the only weird thing in town. MS
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View Whispering PinesA Wicked Magic
Three teen girls struggle with inner (and outer) demons while flexing their witchy muscles. Pseudo-love triangles and mind-reading cats.
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View A Wicked MagicBad Witch Burning
Katrell can talk to the dead, but it doesn’t make much money. Money’s still tight, and to complicate things, Katrell has started to draw attention. But not from this world – from beyond.
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View Bad Witch BurningHis Hideous Heart
Compare Poe’s original stories with modern, equally horrifying remixes.
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View His Hideous HeartThe Blood Countess
After helping the Countess with a sick (secret) child, Ana is invited to be her chambermaid. Rumors swirl about the Countess’ wicked ways, but Ana ignores them as she is beguiled by the Countess. Unfortunately, she soon finds out that some rumors are true.
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View The Blood CountessBurn Our Bodies Down
Margot and her mother have been together forever, but when Margot discovers a photo of her grandmother who looks exactly like her mother, she returns to their hometown to discover why her mother left, and what may be waiting for them.
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View Burn Our Bodies DownDark and Shallow Lies
In a town full of psychics, how easy is it to keep a secret? When Grey comes home to Louisiana to visit the summer after her best friend goes missing, she finds out just how many secrets the dark water of the bayou can hide.
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View Dark and Shallow LiesGallant
All orphan Olivia has is her mother’s journal, which warns her to never go to Gallant, yet how can she pass up having a home and family at her uncle’s invitation? She soon learns the dark secrets at the family homestead that have led generations to madness and death.
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